EXHIBIT A
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                        AMENDMENT TO CONSULTING AGREEMENT
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     AMENDMENT made this ____ day of December,  1997 between Isramco, Inc., with
offices at 1770 St. James Place, Suite 607, Houston, Texas 77056 (the "Company")
and Goodrich Global L.T.D. B.V.I., with offices at 3715 Sun Hung Kai Centre, 3Q,
Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong ("Consultant").

     WHEREAS, Consultant entered into a Consulting Agreement with the Company on
May __, 1996 (the "Consulting Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS,   the  Company  and  Consultant  are  desirous  of  modifying  the
Consulting Agreement.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the mutual  covenants  and promises
herein  contained,  Consultant  and the  Company  hereby  amend  the  Consultant
Agreement as follows:

     1. Paragraph 5. "Term" shall be deleted in its entirety and a new Paragraph
5 "Term" shall be in place thereof as follows:

               "5.  Term.  This  Agreement  shall be in full
               force and effect  for the  period  continuing
               through  May 31,  2001.  Notwithstanding  the
               foregoing,  the term of this Agreement  shall
               be  automatically  extended for an additional
               term of three  (3) years  commencing  June 1,
               2001 through May 31, 2004, unless the Company
               has given Consultant written notice, at least
               ninety (90) days prior to June 1, 2001,  that
               it  does  not  intend  for  the  term  to  be
               automatically extended."

     2. All of the terms and conditions of the Consulting Agreement shall remain
unchanged.


     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  executed  or caused to be
executed this instrument as of the day and year first above written.


                                       Isramco, Inc.


                                       By: /s/
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                                       Goodrich Global L.T.D. B.V.I.


                                       By: /s/
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